Cosmic/eldritch horror only instead of the Them hating or being indifferent to humanity, they *love* us. & not in the obsessive stalker way, but more like beloved pets. An ant farm or bowl of sea monkeys. It *loves* us in unknowable & madness-inducing ways.

Our dear assistant helped playtest Curse of the Dead Man’s Hand, by Stardust Publications (early version on DTRPG). It was quite fun, though definitely a 3-6 person game. #Acadecon #Acadecon2025 #Acadecon13 #Game #CardGame #prototype #playtest

Good evening, esteemed colleagues! Once again, the hallowed academic conference @acadecon.bsky.social is upon us! Unfortunately, your faithful correspondent is a touch under the weather, so I am unable to be there to present my findings in person. As consolation, we have a salr for the duration!

We fully approve

Sometimes best sidequests are completely unintentional. I used heavy thunderstorm to keep the PCs in place for a bit & when they tried to leave anyway, turned it into a flood. They still went out, went thru town looking for ppl to help, & found an NPC that they’re going to adopt. #RPG #roleplaying

NPCs make the (game) world go ‘round. #NPCs #roleplaying #tabletop (It’s unclear where this originated, but it seems to have originally been a @offworlddesigns.bsky.social T-shirt design)

Itch.io is one of our major sales platforms & this move by Funko is both ridiculous & yet another condemnation of AI.

Spokesdog Starsky went to the groomer today & is all spiffy, ready to give moral support for any #HappyHolidays #ttrpg games you want to play! Tell us about your #HolidayCheer one-shots! #DogsOfBluesky #CuteDogs #DnD #tabletop

Hey, all my #ttrpg sibs out there! The #USPS put out some #DnD stamps! Perfect for all your Xmas card needs! ⚔️🎲🐉 store.usps.com/store/produc...

Meet our official Dapper Dog, Starsky! Ready to provide all the cuteness you want while you play! #spokesdog #DogsOfBluesky #ttrpg #cute

And now, as your faithful correspondent has returned home from @acadecon.bsky.social, he has many fond memories to share of frivolity and fun. Until next year, gentlefolk! #rpgs #ttrpgs #BoardGames #convention #Acadecon2024 #nerd #geek #dice

Your dear correspondent, Dapper Bear, just finished a session of The Zone by Laughing Kaiju Games. It was delightfully surreal, deeply symbolic, and satisfyingly thematic for each character. He greatly looks forward to playing it again! thezonerpg.com

We also saw the charity that @acadecon.bsky.social is supporting, the Sanctuary at Homestead. They’re doing good work! sanctuaryathomestead.org

Our dearest Dapper Bear is attending @acadecon.bsky.social again this year & have left our mark (politely, of course)! Have a good weekend!

To the surprise of absolutely no one, our dear Dapper Bear truly is a wizz! www.idrlabs.com/dungeons-dra...

Your friend Dapper Bear has had an excellent & fun filled time of board games and RPGs all weekend at @acadecon.bsky.social, although sadly he neglected to bring his bow tie & couldn’t enter the costume contest. Thank you all!

Our final game of the @acadecon.bsky.social weekend is complete. There were… *some* survivors of the werewolf attack in Howlers!, including our much appreciated returning players, and even the dead had fun getting there!

The Dapper Bear had a successful 2nd game and loves everyone who had fun surviving The Haunting of Space Station 3! We hope everyone is having a great time at @acadecon.bsky.social!

Just finished our first Dapper Bear game of the weekend, The DEATH of Mr. Sunshine, using our latest system, The Things That Go Bump, with much fun had by all! We’re looking forward to more fun times at @acadecon.bsky.social !

Good morning from Dayton! Your friend, Dapper Bear, is live from @acadecon.bsky.social and looking forward to meeting all of you! Keep an eye out for our logo; it might pop up in some strange places…

The Dapper Bear is on the road! See you all in Dayton tomorrow!

We are less than 36 hours from the opening of @acadecon.bsky.social! We still have a few seats open in our Friday night game, The DEATH of Mr. Sunshine, using our The Things That Go Bump system. If you like superhero horror and aren’t afraid of a little darkness, come play with us!

@acadecon.bsky.social is only 5 days away! We still have 2 seats open in our game The DEATH of Mr. Sunshine on Friday from 7-11PM, for anyone who wants to play a superhero-horror game! We hope you’re not afraid of the dark…

Bubble Boy matches his silly name with great comedic timing. Best way to keep people from paying attention to the versatility of his force bubbles. Pop off with Bubble Boy in “The DEATH of Mr. Sunshine” at 7PM on 11/3 at @acadecon.bsky.social!

Less than 2 hours until general admissions game signups start for @acadecon.bsky.social and there are still tickets available for all 3 of our games! See you there!

Lupita Gomez-Navarro is a deckhand by day and brawler by night. Want to get on her good side? Give her a good fight. Play Lupita in “The Haunting of Space Station 3” at 2PM on Saturday 11/4 at @acadecon.bsky.social!

First up is Brick. An auto-telekinetic, she flies, has super strength & invulnerability, plus a TK push. Middle-aged & tired of your shit, don’t call her “babe” if you know what’s good for you. Play her in The DEATH of Mr. Sunshine on Friday 11/3 @ 7PM, only at @acadecon.bsky.social

So my good folks, fans, and friends, should I post info about some of the characters from the games we’re running at @acadecon.bsky.social? A little background info on the PCs you could be playing?

And we are scheduled! We will be hosting 3 sessions at @acadecon.bsky.social this year. The first will be using our newest system, Things That Go Bump, & the other two will be using the fan favorite It Came from Somewhere Else! See you there!

The Dapper Bear will be in Dayton, OH the first weekend of November for @acadecon.bsky.social! They're currently running a Kickstarter to get badges & can use every dollar they can get up-front. Check it out and hope to see you there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

We’ll be there with bells on! Not real bells mind you, but we’ll definitely be thinking about ringing bells really hard. 😂

Your favorite bear-who-games is attending @acadecon.bsky.social again this year & trying to figure out which games to run. It Came From Somewhere Else!, the horror-comedy B-movie game? Things That Go Bump, the horror and paranoia game? Once Upon A Time, the fairy-tale game for kids?

And in case you're wondering where else you can find your friendly neighborhood Dapper Bear, try here: linktr.ee/dapperbearpub

Greetings, my fine internet denizens! ‘Tis I, the dapperest of bears, here to provide you with the best in handcrafted independent TTRPGs! While I get my feet under me, feel free to visit & peruse my wares! dapperbearpublishing.com